Effects of flow rate and gas mixture on the welfare of weaned and neonate pigs during gas euthanasia

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 793-805

  Sadler, L J ^a,b   Hagen, C D ^a   Wang, C ^a,b   Widowski, T M ^c   Johnson, A K ^a   Millman, S T ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Value Added Science and Technologies (VAST)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Argon; Carbon dioxide; Gas euthanasia; Piglet; Swine

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; SWINE;

AIR; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SWINE;

EID: 84893641935     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6598     Document Type: Article

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